Domaine Les Pallières

Rasteau is located in the southern Rhone valley not far from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and a more rustic and much cheaper version of its illustrious neighbour is a good way to think about it. This is a grenache-dominated blend that's chock full of flavour and alcohol - 15.5% - so approach with caution. D

With a name like Gigondas, you expect wine from this part of France to be gigantic. But while they are not short of alcohol and fruit, from producers like Domaine les Pallieres, the wines can be surprisingly perfumed and elegant. This is made from 80% grenache with the rest made up of syrah, cinsaul

Produced with the 2016 harvest of grapes from some of the oldest vines on the Les Pallières estate in Southern Rhône comes this glorious French red wine. Combining Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsault, and Clairette, the wine is treated to 20 months in French oak before bottling. Whether you're in search